The White Station Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Lakeland Preparatory Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
White Station barely beat St. Benedict at Auburndale the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. White Station's pitcher stepped up to hand St. Benedict at Auburndale a 12-0 shutout on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Townsend Buring made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Buring was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Hayes Bennett
| 03/07/25 @ St. Benedict at Auburndale | 2 |
| 04/26/24 vs Tipton-Rosemark Academy | 1 |
| 04/22/24 vs Whitehaven | 1 |
| 04/18/24 @ Evangelical Christian | 1 |
| 04/16/24 @ Memphis Central | 1 |
In other batting news, Hayes Bennett was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Demarcus Covington was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lakeland Preparatory put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 14-9 victory over Lake County.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Pitts, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Helton, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Lakeland Preparatory always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake County only posted an OBP of .382.
Lakeland Preparatory pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for White Station, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
White Station couldn't quite get it done against Lakeland Preparatory in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can White Station avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
